Implemented support for player controllable carriers in Pretense campaigns. This functionality can be enabled or disabled in settings, because the controllable carriers in Pretense do not build and deploy AI missions autonomously, so the old functionality is retained.

Added new options in settings:
- Carriers steam into wind
- Navmesh to use for Pretense carrier zones
- Remove ground spawn statics, including invisible FARPs, at airbases.
- Percentage of randomly selected aircraft types (only for generated squadrons)
intended to allow the user to increase aircraft variety.

Will now store the ICLS channel and Link4 frequency in missiondata.py CarrierInfo.

Implemented artillery groups as Pretense garrisons. Artillery groups are spawned by the Artillery Bunker. Will now also ensure that the logistics units spawned as part of Pretense garrisons are actually capable of ammo resupply.

Fixed the Pretense generator generating a bit too many missions per squadron. Ground spawns: Also hot start aircraft which require ground crew support (ground air or chock removal) which might not be available at roadbases. Also, pretensetgogenerator.py will now correctly handle air defence units in ground_unit_of_class(). Added Roland groups in the Pretense generator.

game/settings/settings.py

@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ class Settings:
         MISSION_RESTRICTIONS_SECTION,
         default=True,
     )
+
     easy_communication: Optional[bool] = choices_option(
         "Easy Communication",
         page=DIFFICULTY_PAGE,
@@ -176,6 +177,20 @@ class Settings:
 
     # Campaign management
     # General
+    squadron_random_chance: int = bounded_int_option(
+        "Percentage of randomly selected aircraft types (only for generated squadrons)",
+        page=CAMPAIGN_MANAGEMENT_PAGE,
+        section=GENERAL_SECTION,
+        default=50,
+        min=0,
+        max=100,
+        detail=(
+            "<p>Aircraft type selection is governed by the campaign and the squadron definitions available to "
+            "Retribution. Squadrons are generated by Retribution if the faction does not have access to the campaign "
+            "designer's squadron/aircraft definitions. Use the above to increase/decrease aircraft variety by making "
+            "some selections random instead of picking aircraft types from a priority list.</p>"
+        ),
+    )
     restrict_weapons_by_date: bool = boolean_option(
         "Restrict weapons by date (WIP)",
         page=CAMPAIGN_MANAGEMENT_PAGE,
@@ -831,6 +846,17 @@ class Settings:
             "Needed to cold-start some aircraft types. Might have a performance impact."
         ),
     )
+    ground_start_airbase_statics_farps_remove: bool = boolean_option(
+        "Remove ground spawn statics, including invisible FARPs, at airbases",
+        MISSION_GENERATOR_PAGE,
+        GAMEPLAY_SECTION,
+        default=True,
+        detail=(
+            "Ammo and fuel statics and invisible FARPs should be unnecessary when creating "
+            "additional spawns for players at airbases. This setting will disable them and "
+            "potentially grant a marginal performance benefit."
+        ),
+    )
     ai_unlimited_fuel: bool = boolean_option(
         "AI flights have unlimited fuel",
         MISSION_GENERATOR_PAGE,
@@ -994,6 +1020,43 @@ class Settings:
             "parts of the economy. Use this to adjust performance."
         ),
     )
+    pretense_controllable_carrier: bool = boolean_option(
+        "Controllable carrier",
+        page=PRETENSE_PAGE,
+        section=GENERAL_SECTION,
+        default=True,
+        detail=(
+            "This can be used to enable or disable the native carrier support in Pretense. The Pretense carrier "
+            "can be controlled through the communication menu (if the Pretense character has enough rank/CMD points) "
+            "and the player can call in AI aerial and cruise missile missions using it."
+            "The controllable carriers in Pretense do not build and deploy AI missions autonomously, so if you prefer "
+            "to have both sides deploy carrier aviation autonomously, you might want to disable this option. "
+            "When this option is disabled, moving the carrier can only be done with the Retribution interface."
+        ),
+    )
+    pretense_carrier_steams_into_wind: bool = boolean_option(
+        "Carriers steam into wind",
+        page=PRETENSE_PAGE,
+        section=GENERAL_SECTION,
+        default=True,
+        detail=(
+            "This setting controls whether carriers and their escorts will steam into wind. Disable to "
+            "to ensure that the carriers stay within the carrier zone in Pretense, but note that "
+            "doing so might limit carrier operations, takeoff weights and landings."
+        ),
+    )
+    pretense_carrier_zones_navmesh: str = choices_option(
+        "Navmesh to use for Pretense carrier zones",
+        page=PRETENSE_PAGE,
+        section=GENERAL_SECTION,
+        choices=["Blue navmesh", "Red navmesh"],
+        default="Blue navmesh",
+        detail=(
+            "Use the Retribution map interface options to compare the blue navmesh and the red navmesh."
+            "You can select which navmesh to use when generating the zones in which the controllable carrier(s) "
+            "move and operate."
+        ),
+    )
     pretense_extra_zone_connections: int = bounded_int_option(
         "Extra friendly zone connections",
         page=PRETENSE_PAGE,
@@ -1018,7 +1081,7 @@ class Settings:
         "Number of AI SEAD flights per control point / zone",
         page=PRETENSE_PAGE,
         section=GENERAL_SECTION,
-        default=2,
+        default=1,
         min=1,
         max=10,
     )
@@ -1026,7 +1089,7 @@ class Settings:
         "Number of AI CAS flights per control point / zone",
         page=PRETENSE_PAGE,
         section=GENERAL_SECTION,
-        default=2,
+        default=1,
         min=1,
         max=10,
     )
@@ -1034,7 +1097,7 @@ class Settings:
         "Number of AI BAI flights per control point / zone",
         page=PRETENSE_PAGE,
         section=GENERAL_SECTION,
-        default=2,
+        default=1,
         min=1,
         max=10,
     )
@@ -1042,7 +1105,7 @@ class Settings:
         "Number of AI Strike flights per control point / zone",
         page=PRETENSE_PAGE,
         section=GENERAL_SECTION,
-        default=2,
+        default=1,
         min=1,
         max=10,
     )
@@ -1050,7 +1113,7 @@ class Settings:
         "Number of AI BARCAP flights per control point / zone",
         page=PRETENSE_PAGE,
         section=GENERAL_SECTION,
-        default=2,
+        default=1,
         min=1,
         max=10,
     )
@@ -1066,7 +1129,7 @@ class Settings:
         "Number of player flights per aircraft type at each base",
         page=PRETENSE_PAGE,
         section=GENERAL_SECTION,
-        default=2,
+        default=1,
         min=1,
         max=10,
     )